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THE LONDON JOURNALS. DA I bY Extract, front the Morning Papers,April 5, 1826• [THE TIMES.] the firmest bonds of society. We long to see the' characters - of English gentlemen, for their own sakes, rescued from this stain, and to see the bonds drawn closer between then► and their de. per►dents, instead of being, as they now daily are, severed wider by the selfish demoralizing effects of the Poor Laws and the Game Laws. It is understood that the Commissioners at the Cape of Good Hope have sent home their report: and it is further stated, that in consequence of some fresh charges, which have been furnished, not by the Commissioners, but by persons ofli chdly connected with the Cape Government, an order has gone out by the Sparrowhawk for the recall of Lord Charles Somerset. We shall be rejoiced to find that this intelligence is ,put be yond all further question by the event. What ever the case may be—whether ordered home by the power which promoted him or not—we have the satisfaction of thinking that there is scarcely another Englishman in the Empire, except this same Lord Charles Somerset, who, knowing the sort of estimation tet he was held in by the com munity over which he had been placed, and the numberless charges brought against him, of con duct in the highest degree mean as well as arbi trary, would not, years ago, of his own will, have returned to England, and insisted on a public trial As we are quite sure that Mr. Peel will be anxious to, listen to any suggestions for the fur therance of the great object which, he has pro. posed to himself, of amending, simplifying, and consolidating our Criminal Laws, we shall occa sionnlly publish such remark's as appear to us not altogether unworthy of Ids, attention. W e have received several letters, for some of which we shall endeavour to find room at length ; from others we shall content ourselves extracting the e.qello.. The following is the substance of one of these communications, and is, we think, of some importance :—" Mr. Peel's Bill for im proving the administration of criminal justice leaves untouched one Important question, which has long been a moot point amongst lawyers -- namely, whether a justice of the pence can compel the attendance before hint of persons who know-the facts of the case. If a witness appears before n justice, there is no doubt that he has authority to bind him by recognizance to appear at the sessions, and to commit if the party ob jects to be so bound. But if a person is believed to know material facts, and he refuses to appear before the justice, his power to bring hint for ward by warrant lies been questioned, because-it is doubtful how far n compulsory process, which deprives a man not charged with any crime, or the. suspicion thereof, of his liberty for a single moment, can be perfectly justifiable : bat Alien (night crime to go unpunished because the Magistrate is trouble to secure the attendance yF a WillieSS? Should not the oath of a party that he believes a certain power is capable of &Ong material testimony, be a sufficient ground :0 iss u e a warrant ? To return to the Sessions, for the ;pie of lite Judge - , whatever the prisoner and his witnesses may state before the Magis. trate, which will become necessary in order to comply strictly with the terms of the new law, is (pin., 'contrary to' the present practice, and as it will certatnly prove an additional difficulty in ! the , way of a culprit, to counterbalance it, the criminal ought to have the beet. Means of defence secured to him by formally sanctioning the right of having an I.:twiit.) , present on MS behalf at every' mxryntiantion, w Ito shall have. permission to tiue'stion the witnesses, and to have such cross. Niiinin:ltion returned as part of the deposition.— Thepere presence of On attorney is now fre nuvotly disallowed in the country ; and in the metropolis even, they are not permitted to put a question, except as a matter of especial favour, and Then - sometimes only through the mouth of the 4Magistrate."--,(fiiist) ITIIE PUBLIC LEDGER.] The Court of Madrid, if we are to believe the accounts in the French Papers, has been thrown into the utmost consternation by the change that has occurred on the Portuguese Throne. It sees in this event the approaching triumph of consti tutional principles in that section of the Penin sula ; and, in this instance it has shewn more pes netration than the world is in the habit of giving it credit for. Its fears too, are by no means ex travagant, considering the stubborn bent of its own principles. Every thing seems to predict that arbitrary rule will not be much longer the lot of the Portuguese nation.; and, when once the latter obtains a Constitutional Govern• ment, we cannot conceive how despotism can flourish at the same time in Spain. The exist ence of one is so clearly incompatible with that of the other, that we are not surprised at the , sensation, which the demise of King John has oc casioned at the Court of his brother-in-law. The latter has been placed by this event in the most cruel- state of embarrassment imaginable, for, with his decided arbitrary predilections, the idea of bbing haunted again by the spectre of liberalism must excite in his legitimate breast mingled feelings of abhorrence and dread. What must increase his excitement, is a pretty clear conviction, that it is not in his power to avert this frightful visitation. — The political lot of Portugal is already fixed by imperious circumstances ; and the chance of effecting a union again with Brazil would alone serve to cast it in a constitutional mould. Pedro cannot exercise sovereignty in both countries, without giving constitutions to both ; and this consideration would be certain to determine his choice, if he had no other inducement. But in the capacity of limited King, his ambition would obtain a much wider field, than even the secure possession of the two crowns would hold out ; and we need nut dilate upon the facilities and temp tations which in this respect, he should find In ale misery and degradation to which the people of Spain are reduced. ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. YORK, MONDAY, APItIL 3. (liefiire Mr. Justice BAY LEY,) I.IDEL.—SMITDSON v. LEATLIAM. This was an action to recover a compensation in damages for; a Libel published by the defendant, reflecting on the conduct and character of the plaintiff.—Mr. MILNER opened the pro ceedings. Mr. ScARLT.TT stated the case to the Jury. The plaintiff was a gentleman of great respectability, practising the profes .. sion of the law, and residing at Pontefract ; and his elm. meter had never been called in question except in the present instance by the defendant. The defendant was n gentleman of property (a banker, who had not failed), residing in the same place. it was well known that Pontefract returns two members to Parliament. 111 r. Smithson was the a g ent and Mead of one of them, Mr. lioultisworth ; and, in cmisequenta of a rumour, last year, that a general election was about to take place, the defendant, Mr. Leediam, who had espoueed the interest of some other candidate, conceived the idea fiat the best plan that could be adopted for paralyzing the exertions 1 of Mr. Smithson on behalf of his friend, Mr. flouldsworth, would be to get Mr. Smithson elected Mayor, and re. turni • ng officer of the borough. Mr. Smithson having heard of this intention, waited on the defendant, and explained to him the awkward predicament he should lei placed in by such an arrangement, anti requested he might not be put in nomi. nation, for, in the event of his election, he'intist forego all his attachment and exertions for his friend, Mr. Houldsworth, and, after all, would not escape suspicion of keying acted with partiality towards him. On that account alone he wished par. titularly to decline the office, end especially as he was the youngest of several aldermen who were more fit for the station. After this explanation he did not expect to be . put in lumina. tion : but what was his surprise, during his absence from home in September last, to find that he had been actually elected Mayor of Pontefract. According to the custom of the place, the Mayor was never duly elected until he had enter tained the electors with a collation ; his absence front home had therefore prevented this part of the ceremony ; which rendered his election imperfect; hut on his return he was told it was not too late, they could still breakfast with him : but he declined the office, and stated that he was not qualified, as he had not taken the sacrament within the time prescribed by law. He then' applied to the Court of King's Deitch to be discharged from the performance of the duties of the office, and a munch,. mac was granted directing the election of another mayor. At a meeting of 37 of the electota for that purpose, held on the nth December htst, the defendant, as alderman, took the chair. lend a Mr. Clofrofficiated as clerk on that occasion. Mr. Tote-' lei 0 n Nter G II EItA 1. 9.1 man, the late Mayor, was sent to, and requested again to ac. We! copy the follow i til, from it Provincial mit the office, but he declined the proffered honour. The de- Toirrnal .;—‘, Sarah West, aged (19, lo l a iie e n rodent ;hen, after indulging in a flaming speech, again pro posed Mr. Smithson, and oflered to contribute fifty pounds to. wirmittleg to the Comity Bride well at NV inclIPS. wards compelling him to serve the office. Finding that this ter for three months . , eon vit•ted of having a here had no effect in the meeting, although they had been convened solely for the purpose of electing a in lief .poseessiou. it:tying been for many years Mayor, he took from. his ......,.,.:, wor , a 0 from . n . iiky to Knsinlzooke, she pocke r te card, and rend the following censure on the conduct of 11 . Smtthson ' ' ` u '"'. . " , eleas'ilatinesteti to carry a hare to the littler plats " Resolved unanimously, that the conduct of Mr. Smithson, tl n h ,4 l i a m e e l n ec e t x io tr t e t n o n ee Mayoralty of the borough of by a 'point:trios poacher, who, being afterwards Pontefract , itrect app?Oltonded ' for poaching, -gate information amply merited the censure otitis? eil ,e can w n . it t i o a w e n le m , m a e ri n d „ that h e has agiliifif illy old w 011ia ft, amid thereby saved himself lie then proceeded to - put this resolution to • the vote of the meeting,--hve or six individuals held 'up their bands for it, frosn'the.penalty. " . --- if any thing were wattling , and without putting the question the other way, be declared it to - eeteve 'the brutal inhumanity of the Game to hive passed unanimously. An altercation took place. seve. Lk 04 1 ,. - it ii here Fa mished in a• new and rat of the electors quitted the room, the gentleman who acted as clerk refused to take down the resolution, and the defendart more odious light—ift • no instance of their wrote it himself, and then caused it to be published in five Of voting neither age nor. Sex,—and . of their the Papers circulating in the neighbourhood, as the unanimous resolution of the electors of the borough of Pontefract The artoistm ••persons with weapons aping . each i plaintiff, onbeing apprised of the way of the revolution had othes,, which are convertible to the Worst p asse d, wrote to the defendant, demanding as public a retrac. stud irlost oppressive purposes. /f ere we have a tem of libel that he . had circulated; but up - to this day the Poor 9ld we otrtatt, for merely carrying a ,hare in Itecezi,atoot slight t no i t m t i t e ta n ti tle o s n li g a llt y es n t ia n i t:t t i o ce ss of y t t r ut application. it merite the exercise of her ordinary calling, consigoAl to the censure of the society in which he lived, and he (Mr. Star a 161 /g C r IS" severer punishment than awaits one. lett) therefore trusted the Jury would, - by their verdict, show the opinion they entertained of the unwarrantable conduct of WV the flOelet depraved London thieves *lie are the d k ifendant. eliett . at the.Qiti liailey... :It cannot he forgotten, Mr. James Coleman, town.clerk of - Pontefract, stated, that three , similar attempts , were mad,. to , enforce the plaintiff was elected Mayor on the loth of Septem b e r, - 11125: ht that time he was absent from. home. On his return thigodiro , brow , „ i • th „ 6,,, . 1 4 „, cs a few • he applied to the Court of King' s Bench, who had granted a mo nths gore iii the roetrupohs, by some over- noiedatime for the election of a new Mayor. It is not usual to officious underlings of theovolice,. in to attempted Publish the proceeding of such meetings, The Meeting on the Mb of November was called for the purpose of electing a to,stop persons carrying game along the streos. may ,. 'Ph 4 d • ' f their _ 0. goo hens! 0 s uperiors, however, put Cross-examined by Mr. Ilitottortaar.—Smithson is at. an - irnmediate stop to such proceellings ; and wp „ torney'and agent for Ifouldeworth ; is his agent for Pontefract. ,Ideademi is. a burgess; he- is not a bunker • his brother at wt +lm tile ronlii. set. something like a ,intilar feel. 1, • • • ethe 1 , 4. Plaintiff canvassed himself' before tlit eta ' •, . of th sv ing' inguencleg some part emjuLry Magi's. lion. When there are two Aldermen who have not served• the 'eh see leer is not g en e , i hat t 1 ill .. ~ t . like ly' to he tee' ' ()Mesa Mayor, the senior, according to cuetom, 'ls elected, Plaintiff was duly I h er e o bjections; elected, except f or own he 'ire - wrinkled to 1; Iju dges • tt • okr ,- ivi hile 4T:ii 1 I i Pit aris ne v er objected to being elected Alderman on the 13th of June liani • il i t spoiaill lite riworts of hussy and- phteXltitite, receding. There is ti. three weeks' Court Baron in Ponte.. DOA their IcoPinaltic hangers On, are to' he* the t h e Fact foT the Ateovery of debts, which cannot he held without Mayor. ' t bt; ' riser,illeise of thin' r 4 Ct Ii .Le this Me. Sheardowe, editor of the Doncaster Paper, Mr. Talbot, iiiintiq'ftionopolY-ticid' its Opt ressive conSetitienees. of a the Leeds Mercury, Mr. Ray, of the Leeds Intelligerteer, ant? Mr. Stafford editor of the. Yorkshire Gazette, proved re. li f tiie G41'614 ,144 ( a rm s " th" Y "nhile" dc/ t ceiving haters e • '. is j i n the de tile- misery . . . , p which the following a copy, rot ' roost fruitful soar i ce of Crime anti remtant, melosmg a copy of the resolution complatned of, and ' ' ' great mrt Of the lovver oiiiers, ther are pro , &eed their papera with the advertieement e-:- Itefteptg Et 1 ritn—t alit ordered by the burgesses , of Pontefract to re ' her iti the bid feel- • t* tete iflitlfriOttS to the Ing , , . quest you will he so good As to insert the annexed in tine week's ti i 4 i irtlioy t ymitro't e, athounting to utter hard- puper,a4i if there is any charge , it shall be-paid; as:at any . ~,.r ate they wish it be i I nsertet . ltitilttte ` s d . - i ity in' 4liose whom kiwi. - ~ Dec,l4 to . s tut in !WIWI . ~ • (81 0e 4 i) 's PLINTOFF lA:ATHA/U." r itt Mitt ' . ' • " effectiou towar4V&Abeir inferiors is One of Me: slatailasou Ana James Holmes, burgessci, wins aiteril. ed the meeting on the Bth December, proved the defendant having, read the resolution from the chair, and that only five or six hands were held up for it. Several electors immediately left the room, as they did not wish to vote either way on the question. • Mr. BROUGHAM, for the defendant, contended that never ,was there a case where censure had been conveyed on slighter words than those used on the present occasion. It was the duty of the burgesses, when they found the plaintiff demean himself in the way he had done, to take notice of his conduct, and no time or place could be more proper for such a consideration than when they were assembled for the purpose of electing another mayor. Had it-been proved that the resolution had not been adopted by the majority ? Had he not been duly elected ? And what were the mouves passing in the independentmind of this worthy burgess, which had induced him to decline the office of mayor ? One of two things he found must happen—he must forego all his former attachment to Mr. Houldsworth, the attachments which subsisted between principal and agent, at torney and client—that endearing tie the 4001. or 5001 which bound them together, or the fur gown, the cap (not the-bells), the sword, and all the honours of office, must be deferred till some more convenient opportunity. To avoid this awkward predicament, he had even adopted the extraordinary plan of canvassing against himself. He had waited on the electors, not to solicit their votes, but to implore them for Ood's sake not to ruin him by voting for him. Under these circumstances he (Mr. Brougham) left the case with confidence in the hands of the jury, satisfied that they must feel the resolution complained of to be one of the most temperate ever passed on such an occa sion. Mr. Justice BAYLEY having recapitulated the evidence, The Jury found for the plaintiff—Damages 20/. The Court was Occupied the remainder of the day with causes wholly uninteresting, and chiefly disposed of by references. GLOUCESTER, MONDAY, APRIL 3. - „ ( Before Mr. Jnstice l'Aux.) ' ALLEGED ABBAULT.—JONES V. READY. 'I his Was an action brought by the plaintiff against the de fendant, to recover a compensation in damages for an alleged assault. Mr. CAMPBELL stated the case to the Jury : Ile said that the plaintiff, who was tbrmerly a sergeant-major in the 10th hussars, in -which regiment he had honourably served his coun try, an d distinguished himself at Waterloo and other battles, was now the landlord of the White Lion Inn, at Wootton under-Edge, in this county. Ann Jones, the daughter of the plaintiff, whose beauty at tracted the gaze of the whole Court, stated, that her father kept the White Lion Tavern, at 'Wootton-under-Edge. On the 28th of April last, while her father was absent from home, Mr. Ready, the defendant, and Mr. Beck, his attorney, came there. A Mr. Chaffins was also there; and they had all been drinking in the bar for about an hour, when the plaintiff came in about seven o'clock in the evening, and s l at down. Mr. Ready then said, " There is one of the 10th." The plaintiff replied, " Tell me what I am, and not what I have been." An attempt was now made to compromise the case. Mr. bum.ow, as counsel for the defendant, said, that as all the parties were neighbours, his client was ready and willing that all matters in difference should be settled out of Court.— The offer, however, was not accepted, anti the case proceeded. Witness (in continuation.)--Air. Ready then went on talk. ing, and said a friend of his had told him that us the 10th Re giment of Buzzers was once marching on their route from Brighton to London, on an exceedingly hot day, some of the men unbuttoned their jackets to cool themselves, whereupon Colonel Quentin rode up to them and said " Button sip your jackets, you scoundrels. " At this part of the anecdote the defendant tried to mimic Colonel Quentin's voice, he being a German. The plaintiff said " Whosoever told you that, Sir, it is a wrong assertion." Arr. Ready, the defendant, said "Do you mean to call me a liar ?" The plaiatiffreplied, " I don't mean to call you a liar, Sir, but it is a wrong assertion." The defendant then hesitated a few minutes, on which Alr. Beck said, " It is right, uncle; the 10th never drew a blade in their lives ; they were not at IVaterloo." Mr. Ready then took up some tobacco-pipes and threw them at the plaintiff's head ; one struck the plaintiff; and the rest flew on a shelf where there were a great many glasses placed. The defendant they. seized a large glass, and was in the act of flinging it at the plaintiff; when his arm was stopped by Mr. Chaffing, who said, Don't throw a glass at the man, or you may seriously injure him." Ready and Chaffing then left the room, and after about a quarter of an hour's absence, they came back again, when Ready reached over the shoulder of witness's mother, and struck a pipe which the plaintiff war smoking out of his mouth, saying, .. (let up and tight, you China Tenth." After that he raid he would have some brandy and water; which the plain tiff's wife refused him, and lie w.'s then going, as he sail, to mix lila own grog, when Mr. Chatlins took him away. (rosy-examined by Mr. hunt.ow.—Witiiess did not re collect that Colonel Palmer's name was mentioned. Did not hear any one say "'That is a d—d lie." Never heard her fa ther swear. Never heard that lie did not wish to bring the action ; nor did she ever hear her father say it should be the last pipe 44eady ever threw. James Young was die next witness called.—Said he was a brewer, residing .at Wootton-under-Edge. He remembered the evening in question, and was in the tap-rooni of the White Lion that evening. Ile heard the defendant abuse the plaintiff very much. The abuse then ceased fur about a quarter of an hour ; after which witness opened die tap-room, and saw Mr. Chaffin*. rHe heard Mr. Cliaffins say, " Ready, you are quite in the wrong." Mr. Ready pressed forward again into the bar, and knocked the plaintiff's pipe out of his mouth. Cross-examined by Mr. liumow.—Witness saw the .pipe broken, but did not see it tall out of plaintiff's mouth. 3lr. CaurnEo.—When the pipe was broken, what would prevent its falling to the ground, by the laws of gravitation ? Mr. Justice Pan x—llow should he understand your laws of gravitation ? Do you suppose he has been to the London Col. lege, or the Metropolitan University ?—(Loud laughter.) John Bunt, an auctioneer, at Wotton-under-Edge, con. firmed the account given by the plaintiff's daughter. James Price, a servant to the plaintiff; heard the defendant call his maker a coward, and saw him strike him. Mr. Lumow, for the defendant, said that as an assault was clearly proved, he could not resist a verdict against hit client; but he submitted that it was a case which called fur very trifling d a mages. It appeared that all the irrjury which • the plaintiff su stained was the imaginirrinsult of having his pipe knocked out of his mouth, which was rather jocul ar ly th an ot h erw i se over 'the shoulder of his wife, behind whom (very unlike a Waterloo man) he had entrenched himself. ' Mr. Justice PARR, in general terms, deprecated the practice ' of making public house broils the subject of serious discussion in Courts of Justice. But here the 'assault was nem aggra. vated and uncalled for; and the injury was rather augmented -by the ituputution that the plaintiff; as a soldier who had fought for his country, was defended by his wife. In truth, it ay peered that Mrs. Jones had stepped in between this violent man and her husband, to prevent a second disturbance; and though the case did not cull for very heavy damages, yet it culled for some.. Verdict for the plaintiff—Dameges, 40s. SPARRINCi. The Tennis Court rag welt attended on illonday for the benefit of a real lighting man (Sampson), lately called the Brummagem Youth, but a Birmingham man. The setting-to between Jon Wan and • Sampson was the grandest ever seen in this Court. Ward has beat Sampson twice, anti Birmingham is safiffied ; but he had *tttler trial yesterday at glove-work, and dropped the claret profusely. Sampson mounted the boards, and addressed the disciples of iniquity as follows: " Ism here, Jetn Ward has beat me twice ; he has beat use this day with the gloves, but where is Brown ? Tam here with 3001. in my pocket.. and Brown slips into London, gets a benefit and bolts; let him come to the scratch, or leave the Lond on ring."—The Court closed with calls for Brown. TEA DIUNKING.—The Duke of Glt.4-rom used I to fill his tea-pot fall of the finest tea, and then drop water into it from the urn, and drink the essence, professing that weak tea only was pre judicial, and that he took it thus strong for the henefit of his nerves. Dr. JouNsoN, whose nerves nem. at least as susceptible as his Grace's, de clared himself to be a hardened and sha me l ess tea-drinker, whose kettle had scarcely time to and with tea w e lc ome d c te o , o t l s ; (4l w lc l e lo d t w h i e tli mi t d e t a lig a h n t 7sed the evening,, w ith the morning ! The Doctor's tea certainly looked as strong, but the quality perhaps might not be Nuttily good.—(Cradock'l; Memoirs) REFINI:I3 TASTE. —Among the Cochin-Chinese, rotten eggs are so much esteemed, that they sell for $O per rent, more than, fresh ones ; and if the nascent chicken is half hatched, the egg is prized as a dainty dish lit fur a kin;. CLAU [trough France. OE SEURAT, the living skeleton, passed Dover on Tuesday, on his way home to COUltsh: KXCIIANGE, April 4. itoteldtim Ditto, :a Sight Ilniteidxiii Antwerp l2 11 flatisholi igt. , Allowt Paris,3 Mty's sight Ditto Etwintleaux, ditto Berlin 7 0 Frank firs is 1 lie Jlain Petri . 5f trienirt lO 2S Trieste lO 28 Madrid ...... ............ .• .15/ Eff ec ti ‘f Cadiz 1 Effective 3st Effective Barcelona 'keine Giltralta► Legion n G el „,„ ital. Lie 26 %Jolla 116 per 11. Lisbon Oporto • sl} Rio Janeiro Bahia . 47 Buenos Ayres Doblin .... 13 Cot k 13 pet Cettt. BULLION. Portugal Gold ,i u Cuiu J,p 0 oppr()A Foreign (11,141, in 11:orx 3 17 t; New 1)011111.soits •1 00000000 * O ••••• New Dollars 0 4 9 Silver Stamford la Bars. os re t i t l i e t e a by we e proclamation, k l y in taiirekebtereceiving belief fe e t io r y AFRICAN MONEY MARKET.—They have a metal currency in Loggun, the first I had seen in-Negrolaud ; it consists of Thin plates of iron, something in the shape of the tip with which Wed vtriilteiltgse oriins: they shoe race horses. The money market has its fluctuations ; the value of this " circulating m m e e : I I c i medium" n i t s nesday ; and speculations are made by the tri- 1 ob b ru t , i t fl e usl o lu. r d d P u b t re y eavr o is° : tiasetcoo bullocks rlhig Su l t a n'sotor indigo, the d e l a t 0 0 ge nerally proclaims the currency to be below par; while, on the contrary, when he has purchases to make for, his household, preparatory to their feasts, the value of the met a l i s invariably in creased. The proclamation of the value of the metal' always creates an amazing disturbance, us if some were losers and some gainers by the va rimien.— (Denham's Discoveries in Afrion.) SWEDE The following is an oxtract from a volume of travels intended to be published by Dr. Sto- MOND :- "Of political feeling in Stockholm I acct' scarcely capable of judging, though 1 was very frequently told of its existence to a very high de- gree, and that parties of the greatest difference' of opinion were formed. I had no Opportunity of ascertaining the fact. The old factions of hats and caps certainly are extinguished. It is said that the division is now between the English ,and Russian interests ; and that whilst the former gain their point by conciliation, kindness, and at tention, the latter never fail to produce an effect by threats, and treatment the very reverse of our more agreeable plan. That very considerable jealousy must exist between nations so situated as the two Northern Powers are, may well be supposed ; and it is said that very little is re• quired to produce a flame, that mutual interest contrives to smother for the present. Men well acquainted with the political horizon .have foretold that ere a long time has elapsed, some storm may arise that may produce mischief to the reigning Royal Family of Sweden; and they instance the attention of the Russian Court to the son of the deposed monarch, the' giving to him a near relation of the throne as° a wife, and marks of attention paid to the fol. , lowers and partisans of the former family. N few weeks in Stockholm are not sufficient to en. - able me to judge of the truth of such observe.- - lions, and in the society in which I principall y found myself, these were not subjects of conifer , sation, but I occasionally heard rumours such as those given as the opinions of the wise and politic. Whenever I hnd any opportunity of iffiessing the public feeling towards the present Royal Family, there seemed to me but one ge. neral sentiment, one universal wish to testify re gard, esteem, and admiration. I was in different' streets of Stockholm the night of the King's ar rival from Norway ; the illumination was general, and was spontaneous cheers the most enthusiastic followed the progress of the Royal carriage, and not a single expression of any kind but joy was any where heard. lam not, surprised at the po pularity the Monarch enjoys. Ills acts have been universally followed by improvement, his ministry enjoys public confidence, and his private charac ter stands unimpeached. Ilis personal advan. (ages are great ; his figure is fine and manly ; his countenance prepossessing, his eye intelligent, and his smile has a peculiar sweetness and mild ness. Ills entrance into the Opera-house is grace ful, and his wanner of receiving the welcome of his friends and his subjects peculiarly winning and attractive. The Queen is not remarkable for any particular graces of pentott, i 4 affable, kind, and good. The Crown Prince is deservedly' a favourite of the people ; whether among the nobles he is as highly esteemed as his father, 1 know not. His Princess is indeed a love ly, interesting, amiable woman, and has is hat may well be called a must gracious presence.' There is neither look, words, nor action that has not its peculiar grace : she has cultivated all the arts that adorn life and win the willi ng h om age of the mind. She has, with that peculiar facility which distinguishes her sex, acquired the Swedish► language, and speaks it with a grace that seems to have charmed the natives ; but neither of their Majesties have attained that gift, so desirable ►n the rulers of a foreign land, for they must ever uithout it be dependent on those around them. One thing which has pleased the Swedes much is, they, never have employed around them :my French-. men, though lately a few of those who have been driven from France by the Bourbons have found an asylum ; among these the two very amia ble sons of - the unfortunate Nil, and though the title of one, the Prince of Moskwa, is not agree able to all parties, they are received with the respect due to their misfortunes, and the esteem which their own intrinsic merit, and their fond. ness of cultivating their talents, deserve. The resent Ministry is certainly popular. The Count Veterstedte is an amiable, pleasing, gen tlemanly man; he is the Prime Minister, amid his rule seems to have gained the good will of all around him. He speaks English with very great readiness, and converses u ith great know ledge on Most subjects connected with the state of England. Ilis parties are held three days in the week, and all foreigners pro perly introduced are received by him and his amiable lady with attention and kindness ; whilst the charms of his beautiftil daughter-in-law never fail to win the homage of every heart that feels the loveliness of woman. • She has triumphed over most of our countrymen who have visited Stockholm, and carries assay the palm from al most all the lovely dames. whoadorn the Swedes!. court. Baron Bernschreitter, the Adjutant-Ge neral, holds the most important office in the state, the command of the military ; and many of his predecessors have had a great share in the different rFvolutions of Sweden. lie is ItIC mars of the greatest information among the Swedes, and surpasses all his brother no bl es i n the l ove d literature and thirst for knou ledge. Ile also speaks our language, and is a great admirer of our institutions. The latP severe frosts are supposed to have bait WI injurious effect upon the peach, ttectaritte, and other wall-fruit trees ; but the wheat is every where in the tito , t proutking state. 14IRTHS. On Sunday last, Mrs. Robert Simpson, of'No. 2, York-place, Kingshind.road, of a daughter, On Ttiesday, the 4th inst.. nt St. James's Westminster, Ft! ward Chitty, Esq., of Linenln's-itra, to Elizabeth, the younger surviving daughter of the late of Rohett Batchelder, EP{ll Upper Guildford-street. On the 4 . .jt inst., itt St. John's, hackney, Sexten, third son of the late Sexten BAylee Esq., of Limerick, to Susanna, eldest; daughter of the late Charles Hepburn, Esq., of bdndon. DIED. Yesterday morning, at •tre~ttl►ant Paragon. in a fit or apo plexy, Sarah, the wife of Jr. Beriah Drew, jun., aged 38. On ►he 31st ult., at lientish.town, Captain William Bis sell, It.N. Printed and Publitdied fix the PnorntrTons, at the SU'? Orvicit, Nn. Pi , ' Stvt" by . 1 . B. ('Ailti'l'Atit,S. W EST INDI A DOCKS. STOCK ACCOUNT for the IVeck ending Saturday; theist of April, 1826. Delivered. Articles. I Home I Con- I sumption.' Stock on Hand. !Bids West India {Trs Bls Sugar Brazil - Chests H avanah Boxes East India &I Mauritius Casks ( l'ns 1 lids Pns I. lids {Pns lids Casks Pipes I lids Molassei - Brandy Hollands - A rrack Wtne Coffee* Cocoa Pimento Ginger Pepper Cotton Aloes Arrow Root Balsion Cassia Fistula . Cloves Cochineal - . Elepliami"reetli Gum Hemp Hides Horns Indigo Serons Casks `Bags Bales Galls Casks Casks Casks j Casks I Serons Casks j Casks - 1 Bags Boxes Bales Casks j Casks 1 Boxes Casks Casks Ipecacunnita Jalap - (Whale - Oil Castor - ) Coco Nut t Palm - - Pearl Shell - Pine Apple - Rice and Paddy Sago Sarsaparilla Tallow - - Tortoise Shell - Turtle . . Tapioca - wohu. I,ogs Pieces Plks & I I JogK l'cs & Plks Aft iean Timber. 1 . ii?,!' g c s es Santo Maria 5 l i fg Pieces Ebony . Tons Vitae - • Tons Box Wood Tons Log Wood Tons Note Tons Nicaragua Wood Tons Cam Wood Tons Bar Wood f Tons 1 Pieces Braxilletto Tons Saunders Wood Pieces Laneewood Sinus No. Staves - - Mahogany Cedar • British Plantation Coffee 1 ( 1 ; 1 East India Coffee , 1 1 1 1 Sr. Lotningo, Brazil, and Ila- J ilvanualt Coffee . . . 16,102 1,071 495 1,110 2,719 22,303 24 31• 300 7.573 2,890 1813 . 48 213 6,2b1 14,935 6,980 1,736. 91W 101. 4 7,010 6,205 11,370 01,790 2,729 143 Rum Bak :asks 11,; larrels lags 2, lags ;asks larrels lugs 16 E xporta two. 1483 1,427 I If 1,125 t• 1,203 910 2,127 1,334 r 0,483 1,300 5,172 2,483 71 0 4,750 249 418 18,187 725 ,3a4 931 ,883 liib 773 4113 0.20 ,299 E,766 ,295 ~:1t?t. • i 524 r.• . 30 35 426 8,097 1 U 111 396 1,521 5,116 3,967 214 37 214 i